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The Alaska State Library sponsors a statewide summer reading program by providing a basic starter kit of materials and a summer reading program manual to each library participating in the statewide program.

About the Program

About the Program

The Alaska State Library sponsors a statewide summer reading program by providing an iREAD summer reading resource guide and purchase codes for summer reading materials to each library participating in the statewide program. At the conclusion of the summer reading program, participating libraries complete and submit a summer reading program report and evaluation. The information from evaluations helps the Alaska State Library meet federal grant requirements.

Please make sure to use your credit code and download your manual by June 1, 2024.

If you need assistance please contact Nadine

Alaska iREAD 2024 Webinar Links

iREAD Webinar 11/7/23 recording

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPdydGZVfsE

iREAD FAQ's

https://www.ireadprogram.org/help/frequently-asked-questions

Summer 2025 Theme: Level Up at Your Library

https://www.ireadprogram.org/resources/summer-2025-level-up-at-your-library

Vote for the 2026 iREAD theme Tagline

https://padlet.com/ellenzervos/iread-2026-farm-to-table-zf0xgm46mshd0g3b

Summer Food Service Program (SFSP)

Learn more about SFSP

Alaska Libraries are partnering with this federally funded program to improve services for underserved children and low-income families.
SFSP provides free, nutritious meals to children age 18 or younger living in low-income areas or pockets of poverty when school is out.

Summer Reading Toolkits

ALSC Learning Beyond
Building on the success of traditional summer reading programs and expanding these programs to include experiential and hands-on learning is essential for 21st century youth. Libraries can provide access to programs and content that build critical skills for youth success in school, the workforce, and life.
Building Equity Based Summers
Equity is more than making library services available to all. Building Equity-Based Summers (BEBS1) empowers libraries to create summer services that are built on a foundation of equity.

Sponsor

Sponsor

This project is made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act.